Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Eagle River Union Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Eagle River, Wisconsin 54521
Tuesady, September 21, 2004 8:40 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The experimental amateur-built airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot seriously injured when the left wing tip struck the ground during landing causing the aircraft to spin around and crash. The pilot stated that this was the first flight of the airplane since it had been rebuilt. He reported that ground taxi testing was conducted and did not reveal any problems. According to the pilot, after takeoff the airplane was "swaying side to side." He decided to return for landing and entered a left-hand traffic pattern. The pilot reportedly reduced engine power on base leg and began a descent for landing. He stated that the nose was "pitching and yaw[ing] back and forth." The wings did not want to stay level, according to the pilot. He noted the final approach was into the wind with some "side gust." On final approach, about 8 feet above the ground, wind conditions caused the left wing to hit the ground and the airplane spun around. The airplane came to rest about 100 feet southeast of the runway. The airport manager witnessed the accident. He reported that during takeoff the airplane porpoised twice before it started climbing. He noticed the airplane again on what appeared to be a downwind traffic pattern leg for runway 13. He noted that "the aircraft looked like it was having control problems and could not stay in coordinated flight. It looked like every time he attempted to make a left turn the airplane would skid to the right." The witness reported that during the landing the aircraft was "very uncoordinated" and started to porpoise 4 or 5 times above the runway. The witness stated the engine power accelerated and then the left wing tip struck the ground and the aircraft crashed. A post-accident examination of the wreckage revealed no defects associated with a pre-impact failure. Flight control continuity was confirmed.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's inability to maintain control of the aircraft during flight for undetermined reasons.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/21/2004 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 840 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Eagle River |
| Event State | WISCONSIN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 54521 |
| Event Date Year | 2004 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | 455555N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0891609W |
| Event Location Airport | Eagle River Union |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | EGV |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1642 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 835 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | EGV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1642 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 14 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 9 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.1 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KEGV 211335Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A30 |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 18090 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 21 2004 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 912 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 13 2005 12:54PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | FAA-Milwaukee FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N744PK |
| NTSB Number | CHI04LA265 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Kenny |
| Aircraft Model | Mariner-MF Boat |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 60 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 677 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 19 2004 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 10 |
| Airframe Hours | 250 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Patrick M. Kenny |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 4324 Daisy Lane |
| Aircraft Owner City | Eagle River |
| Aircraft Owner State | WI |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 54521 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | -- |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Flight Test |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | EGV |
| Departure City | Eagle River |
| Departure State | WI |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 835 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | -- |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - flare/touchdown |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 19 2005 9:20AM |
| User who most recently changed record | SULP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 22 |
| Runway Length | 4996 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |